Is there a more beautiful season than Autumn in North Carolina? It's been sweet to see people's Instagram pictures and Facebook posts celebrating Autumn. Flannel shirts, jack-o-lanterns, Pumpkin Spice Lattes...you know you're digging it. October may have come and gone, but there is plenty of time left to soak up some more Autumn sweetness before Advent begins!
Savor these Autumn flavors...
-Break out your favorite stews, soups, chilis, crusty bread recipes
-North Carolina apples - Skytop is open until December 1st!
-Local Hard Cider from Windy Hill Orchard and Cider Mill in York, SC
Slow down and really see the beauty of this season...
-Light the fire pit on the patio with friends
-Take a nature walk at dusk
-Create a centerpiece with some fallen leaves, acorns, simple pieces of nature
Get out of the city for a day or a weekend...
-take a hike at Stone Mountain State Park, Crowders Mountain, Grandfather Mountain
-drive out to Hunter Farm (through Nov. 17th) for a hayride and a pumpkin
-Renaissance Festival (through Nov. 24th)
As we round out the final stretch of Ordinary Time, leading up to Advent, what rhythms or practices are inviting you to create pause and keep company with Jesus? How are you connecting with him in these ordinary days?
"Autumn is always a time for us to gather in all the loose threads of life, to harvest all the fruit of the busy summer, to hunker down into a rhythm leading into fallow ground..." - Roxanne Morgan
Written by: Libba Armenta
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